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What's the biggest difference between San Elijo Elementary and what you expected?
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Enrollment
834
Elementary
DISTRICT 765 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN MARCOS UNIFIED·NCES 063488011771
San Elijo Elementary
1615 Schoolhouse Way, San Marcos, CA 92078 · (760) 290-2600 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL834 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of California public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
133 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 157 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 123 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 112 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 141 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 134 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 167 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (157) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (167).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
73.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -3.4pp since 2014
Math
70.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 45.0% | 28.6% | 15.7% | 10.7% |
| Math | 39.5% | 30.8% | 20.1% | 9.7% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.6% | 70.2% |
| 2023-24 | 71.8% | 74.0% |
| 2022-23 | 72.2% | 67.6% |
| 2021-22 | 72.5% | 68.3% |
| 2018-19 | 80.4% | 74.0% |
| 2017-18 | 81.5% | 72.1% |
| 2016-17 | 81.1% | 71.6% |
| 2015-16 | 82.0% | 75.0% |
| 2014-15 | 77.0% | 70.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
72.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like San Elijo Elementary
San Elijo Elementary's state test result (72.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Elijo Elementary this school | 834 | 15.9% | 72.5% |
| Community Roots Academy Laguna Niguel | 780 | 13.5% | N/A |
| La Costa Meadows Elementary Carlsbad | 725 | 17.1% | 72.3% |
| Twelve Bridges Elementary Lincoln | 744 | 13.0% | 66.4% |
| Oso Grande Elementary Ladera Ranch | 867 | 13.8% | 79.9% |
| Charter Montessori Valley View Campus El Dorado Hills | 692 | 14.5% | 69.7% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where San Elijo Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.5% | #539 of 5,151 | #66 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.2% | #591 of 5,172 ▼ 142 | #71 of 393 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.6% | #561 of 5,172 ▲ 56 | #66 of 393 ▲ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #2,841 of 5,116 | #195 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 834 | #295 of 5,915 | #24 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.2:1 | #2,323 of 5,352 | #138 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.0% | #2,117 of 5,354 | #221 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.9% | #5,279 of 5,625 | #398 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.7% | #1,121 of 3,837 | #77 of 279 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
834
-71 (-8%) vs 2020
-25% since 2010-11, when it was 1,108
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
was 23.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 834 | 37.6 | 22.2:1 | 16% (133) |
| 2023-24 | 846 | 35 | 24.2:1 | 15% (128) |
| 2022-23 | 858 | 35.5 | 24.2:1 | 14% (116) |
| 2020-21 | 905 | 38 | 23.8:1 | 12% (111) |
| 2017-18 | 1,079 | 23 | 46.9:1 | 15% (159) |
| 2015-16 | 1,480 | 55 | 26.9:1 | 11% (163) |
| 2010-11 | 1,108 | N/A | N/A | 13% (146) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for San Elijo Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (1,079 to 834); teachers up 63% (23 to 37.6).
About San Elijo Elementary
San Elijo Elementary runs as a large elementary school in San Marcos, California. It teaches 834 students in kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in California have about 465 students on average; enrollment here is 79% higher.
Within San Marcos Unified, San Elijo Elementary is one of 19 schools. The district enrolls 18,837 students.
The share of White students at San Elijo Elementary is 61%, a majority. The school is also 20% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 8% Asian. That is higher than the 48% White share among all San Diego County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 57%.
Its ratio of 22.2:1 is based on 37.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is similar, at 22.3:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 16%. Public schools in San Diego County average 54%.
Among California public elementary schools, San Elijo Elementary outscored 76%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at San Elijo Elementary are 2.3 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (72.5% actual, 70.2% predicted).
Looking at the county, San Diego County, median household income comes to about $106,268, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The county has 766 public schools and about 467,437 students.
About 0.1 miles separate San Elijo Elementary from the closest public school, San Elijo Middle. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: San Elijo Elementary ranks 2nd of 5 nearby schools, at 72.5% versus a 61.4% average.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count decreased 8% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The school's ratio dropped from 23.8:1 to 22.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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San Diego County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,288,774
Census ACS
Median income
$106,268
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
766
467,437 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in San Marcos Unified
- San Marcos HighHigh · 3,067 students
- Mission Hills HighHigh · 2,751 students
- San Elijo MiddleMiddle · 1,395 students
- Woodland Park MiddleMiddle · 1,184 students
- Double PeakElementary · 1,171 students
- San Marcos MiddleMiddle · 968 students
Other schools in San Marcos
- San Marcos HighHigh · 3,067 students
- Mission Hills HighHigh · 2,751 students
- San Elijo MiddleMiddle · 1,395 students
- Woodland Park MiddleMiddle · 1,184 students
- Double PeakElementary · 1,171 students
- San Marcos MiddleMiddle · 968 students
Nearby schools
- San Elijo Middle0.1 mi · 1,395
- Double Peak1.8 mi · 1,171
- Pivot Charter School - San Diego II1.8 mi · 90
- Discovery Elementary1.9 mi · 717
- San Marcos High2.1 mi · 3,067
- High Tech Middle North County2.2 mi · 341
Frequently asked questions
About San Elijo ElementaryHow many students attend San Elijo Elementary?
San Elijo Elementary enrolls approximately 834 students in grades KG-05.
Is San Elijo Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
San Elijo Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does San Elijo Elementary have?
San Elijo Elementary employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.2:1.
What is the student diversity at San Elijo Elementary?
Student demographics at San Elijo Elementary are roughly 61% White, 20% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is San Elijo Elementary in?
San Elijo Elementary is part of San Marcos Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.